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Photos: From Asia to the U.S.: The cat cafe craze spreads

People look in through the window at Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, Dawn Piper moves in to take a closer look at a pair of cats in a tower at the Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, Calif. Pouncing on similar cafe concepts in Asia & Europe, the cafe has become America's first permanent feline-friendly coffee shop. Cafe customers pay to pet cute kitties while sipping on tea or expresso drinks. It allows customers, who may not be able to have cats in their own homes, to enjoy the benefits of furry friends for short times without the responsibility. The animals come from a partnership with a local animal shelter and are also available for adoption. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) — In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, Dawn Piper moves in to take a closer look at a pair of cats in a tower at the Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, Calif. Pouncing on similar cafe concepts in Asia & Europe, the cafe has become America’s first permanent feline-friendly coffee shop. Cafe customers pay to pet cute kitties while sipping on tea or expresso drinks. It allows customers, who may not be able to have cats in their own homes, to enjoy the benefits of furry friends for short times without the responsibility. The animals come from a partnership with a local animal shelter and are also available for adoption. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

People look in through the window and hang out with cats at Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

People wait to enter the Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, a number of women play and photograph cats at the Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, Calif. Following similar cafe concepts in Asia & Europe, the cafe has become America's first permanent feline-friendly coffee shop. Cafe customers pay to pet cute kitties while sipping on tea or expresso drinks. It allows customers, who may not be able to have cats in their own homes, to enjoy the benefits of furry friends for short times without the responsibility. The animals come from a partnership with a local animal shelter and are also available for adoption. This may just be the beginning of this country's cat cafe craze as others plan on opening soon in Seattle, Portland, San Diego and Denver. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) — In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, a number of women play and photograph cats at the Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, Calif. Following similar cafe concepts in Asia & Europe, the cafe has become America’s first permanent feline-friendly coffee shop. Cafe customers pay to pet cute kitties while sipping on tea or expresso drinks. It allows customers, who may not be able to have cats in their own homes, to enjoy the benefits of furry friends for short times without the responsibility. The animals come from a partnership with a local animal shelter and are also available for adoption. This may just be the beginning of this country’s cat cafe craze as others plan on opening soon in Seattle, Portland, San Diego and Denver. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, a man passes by and looks in the windows of people playing with cats at the Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, Calif. Following similar cafe concepts in Asia & Europe, the cafe has become America's first permanent feline-friendly coffee shop. Cafe customers pay to pet cute kitties while sipping on tea or expresso drinks. It allows customers, who may not be able to have cats in their own homes, to enjoy the benefits of furry friends for short times without the responsibility. The animals come from a partnership with a local animal shelter and are also available for adoption. Similar cafes are planned to open soon in Seattle, Portland, San Diego and Denver. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) — In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, a man passes by and looks in the windows of people playing with cats at the Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, Calif. Following similar cafe concepts in Asia & Europe, the cafe has become America’s first permanent feline-friendly coffee shop. Cafe customers pay to pet cute kitties while sipping on tea or expresso drinks. It allows customers, who may not be able to have cats in their own homes, to enjoy the benefits of furry friends for short times without the responsibility. The animals come from a partnership with a local animal shelter and are also available for adoption. Similar cafes are planned to open soon in Seattle, Portland, San Diego and Denver. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

People hang out with cats from North Shore Animal League during the adoption drive held at the Cat Café by Purina ONE on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

A visitor strokes a cat in the newly opened Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium in London, Friday, April 4, 2014. Feline company is exactly what one of Londons newest cafes is offering _ and stressed-out city-dwellers are lapping it up. People do want to have pets and in tiny flats, you cant, said cafe owner Lauren Pears, who opened Lady Dinahs Cat Emporium last month in an area east of the citys financial district. (AP Photo/Sang Tan) — A visitor strokes a cat in the newly opened Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium in London, Friday, April 4, 2014. Feline company is exactly what one of Londons newest cafes is offering _ and stressed-out city-dwellers are lapping it up. People do want to have pets and in tiny flats, you cant, said cafe owner Lauren Pears, who opened Lady Dinahs Cat Emporium last month in an area east of the citys financial district. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, coffee mugs are shown for sale at the Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, Calif. Following similar concepts in Asia & Europe, the cafe has become America's first permanent feline-friendly coffee shop. Cafe customers pay to pet cute kitties while sipping on tea or expresso drinks. It allows customers, who may not be able to have cats in their own homes, to enjoy the benefits of furry friends for short times without the responsibility. The animals come from a partnership with a local animal shelter and are also available for adoption. Similar cafes are planned to open soon in Seattle, Portland, San Diego and Denver. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) — In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, coffee mugs are shown for sale at the Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, Calif. Following similar concepts in Asia & Europe, the cafe has become America’s first permanent feline-friendly coffee shop. Cafe customers pay to pet cute kitties while sipping on tea or expresso drinks. It allows customers, who may not be able to have cats in their own homes, to enjoy the benefits of furry friends for short times without the responsibility. The animals come from a partnership with a local animal shelter and are also available for adoption. Similar cafes are planned to open soon in Seattle, Portland, San Diego and Denver. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Visitors feed a cat in the newly opened Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium in London, Friday, April 4, 2014. Feline company is exactly what one of Londons newest cafes is offering _ and stressed-out city-dwellers are lapping it up. People do want to have pets and in tiny flats, you cant, said cafe owner Lauren Pears, who opened Lady Dinahs Cat Emporium last month in an area east of the citys financial district. (AP Photo/Sang Tan) — Visitors feed a cat in the newly opened Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium in London, Friday, April 4, 2014. Feline company is exactly what one of Londons newest cafes is offering _ and stressed-out city-dwellers are lapping it up. People do want to have pets and in tiny flats, you cant, said cafe owner Lauren Pears, who opened Lady Dinahs Cat Emporium last month in an area east of the citys financial district. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR PURINA ONE - People wait to enter the Cat Cafe by Purina ONE, on Sunday, April 27, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images) — IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR PURINA ONE – People wait to enter the Cat Cafe by Purina ONE, on Sunday, April 27, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

People look in through the window and hang out with cats at Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

People enjoy the Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

Baristas at the Cat Café by Purina ONE in New York City whip up their signature cat'achinos at the Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images) — Baristas at the Cat Café by Purina ONE in New York City whip up their signature cat’achinos at the Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

A visitor plays with a cat in the newly opened Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium in London, Friday, April 4, 2014. Feline company is exactly what one of Londons newest cafes is offering - and stressed-out city-dwellers are lapping it up. People do want to have pets and in tiny flats, you cant, said cafe owner Lauren Pears, who opened Lady Dinahs Cat Emporium last month in an area east of the citys financial district.(AP Photo/Sang Tan) — A visitor plays with a cat in the newly opened Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium in London, Friday, April 4, 2014. Feline company is exactly what one of Londons newest cafes is offering – and stressed-out city-dwellers are lapping it up. People do want to have pets and in tiny flats, you cant, said cafe owner Lauren Pears, who opened Lady Dinahs Cat Emporium last month in an area east of the citys financial district. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR PURINA ONE - Yizi Chen prepares to take Ciarra, her newly adopted cat, home during the adoption drive taking place at the Cat Cafe by Purina ONE on Sunday, April 27, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images) — IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR PURINA ONE – Yizi Chen prepares to take Ciarra, her newly adopted cat, home during the adoption drive taking place at the Cat Cafe by Purina ONE on Sunday, April 27, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, a cat sits in a tower and watches visitors to the Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, Calif. Following similar cafe concepts in Asia & Europe, the cafe has become America's first permanent feline-friendly coffee shop. Cafe customers pay to pet cute kitties while sipping on tea or expresso drinks. It allows customers, who may not be able to have cats in their own homes, to enjoy the benefits of furry friends for short times without the responsibility. The animals come from a partnership with a local animal shelter and are also available for adoption. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) — In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, a cat sits in a tower and watches visitors to the Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, Calif. Following similar cafe concepts in Asia & Europe, the cafe has become America’s first permanent feline-friendly coffee shop. Cafe customers pay to pet cute kitties while sipping on tea or expresso drinks. It allows customers, who may not be able to have cats in their own homes, to enjoy the benefits of furry friends for short times without the responsibility. The animals come from a partnership with a local animal shelter and are also available for adoption. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR PURINA ONE - Victoria Mills prepares to take Sushi, her newly adopted cat, home during the adoption drive taking place at the Cat Cafe by Purina ONE on Sunday, April 27, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images) — IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR PURINA ONE – Victoria Mills prepares to take Sushi, her newly adopted cat, home during the adoption drive taking place at the Cat Cafe by Purina ONE on Sunday, April 27, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

Baristas at the Cat Café by Purina ONE in New York City whip up their signature cat'achinos at the Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images) — Baristas at the Cat Café by Purina ONE in New York City whip up their signature cat’achinos at the Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

Cat and guest connect at the Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

A visitor strokes a cat in the newly opened Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium in London, Friday, April 4, 2014.Feline company is exactly what one of Londons newest cafes is offering _ and stressed-out city-dwellers are lapping it up. People do want to have pets and in tiny flats, you cant, said cafe owner Lauren Pears, who opened Lady Dinahs Cat Emporium last month in an area east of the citys financial district. (AP Photo/Sang Tan) — A visitor strokes a cat in the newly opened Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium in London, Friday, April 4, 2014.Feline company is exactly what one of Londons newest cafes is offering _ and stressed-out city-dwellers are lapping it up. People do want to have pets and in tiny flats, you cant, said cafe owner Lauren Pears, who opened Lady Dinahs Cat Emporium last month in an area east of the citys financial district. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Customers play with cats at the Cat Cafe, the first of its kind in Singapore on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. This cafe is home to thirteen cats which have been rescued from the streets, and customers who visit can enjoy a cup of coffee while they mingle with the feline inhabitants. This is an effort by the cafe owners who are both cat lovers, to educate and inform the public about cats. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Adoptable cat from North Shore Animal League America observes the action from up high at the Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR PURINA ONE - People hang out with cats from North Shore Animal League during the adoption drive held at the Cat Cafe by Purina ONE on Sunday, April 27, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images) — IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR PURINA ONE – People hang out with cats from North Shore Animal League during the adoption drive held at the Cat Cafe by Purina ONE on Sunday, April 27, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

Cat and guest connect at the Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

People look in through the window at Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

People hang out with cats from North Shore Animal League during the adoption drive held at the Cat Café by Purina ONE on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

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People look in through the window at Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, Dawn Piper moves in to take a closer look at a pair of cats in a tower at the Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, Calif. Pouncing on similar cafe concepts in Asia & Europe, the cafe has become America's first permanent feline-friendly coffee shop. Cafe customers pay to pet cute kitties while sipping on tea or expresso drinks. It allows customers, who may not be able to have cats in their own homes, to enjoy the benefits of furry friends for short times without the responsibility. The animals come from a partnership with a local animal shelter and are also available for adoption. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

People look in through the window and hang out with cats at Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

People wait to enter the Cat Café by Purina ONE, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, a number of women play and photograph cats at the Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, Calif. Following similar cafe concepts in Asia & Europe, the cafe has become America's first permanent feline-friendly coffee shop. Cafe customers pay to pet cute kitties while sipping on tea or expresso drinks. It allows customers, who may not be able to have cats in their own homes, to enjoy the benefits of furry friends for short times without the responsibility. The animals come from a partnership with a local animal shelter and are also available for adoption. This may just be the beginning of this country's cat cafe craze as others plan on opening soon in Seattle, Portland, San Diego and Denver. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, a man passes by and looks in the windows of people playing with cats at the Cat Town Cafe in Oakland, Calif. Following similar cafe concepts in Asia & Europe, the cafe has become America's first permanent feline-friendly coffee shop. Cafe customers pay to pet cute kitties while sipping on tea or expresso drinks. It allows customers, who may not be able to have cats in their own homes, to enjoy the benefits of furry friends for short times without the responsibility. The animals come from a partnership with a local animal shelter and are also available for adoption. Similar cafes are planned to open soon in Seattle, Portland, San Diego and Denver. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

People hang out with cats from North Shore Animal League during the adoption drive held at the Cat Café by Purina ONE on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision for Purina ONE/AP Images)

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